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Kracka
08-05-2010, 08:32 AM
The Amsoil is a 75W-90, Evo X spec is 75W-80 (for comparison, 8/9's call for 75W-85).
mlomker
08-05-2010, 08:35 AM
The Amsoil is a 75W-90, Evo X spec is 75W-80 (for comparison, 8/9's call for 75W-85).
How the hell do you keep so much trivia in your head? lol.
Murlo26
08-05-2010, 08:36 AM
Hmmm, probably why it seemed a bit thick, lol.
When it warmed up it felt great though :)
The guy on EvoM insisted it worked better for evo drivers, lol. Since we beat the shit outta our cars. But I think the AMSoil is more of a track thing.
Kracka
08-05-2010, 08:38 AM
How the hell do you keep so much trivia in your head? lol.
I have no idea, must be the one section of brain that alcohol hasn't yet affected :lol:
Kracka
08-05-2010, 08:39 AM
The guy on EvoM insisted it worked better for evo drivers, lol. Since we beat the shit outta our cars. But I think the AMSoil is more of a track thing.
You'll love the Redline. I've been running it in all my cars since 2001 including my DSM's, S2000, Evos, and my wife's WRX.
scheides
08-05-2010, 08:46 AM
The Evo heads aren't prone to lifting like the dsm heads. Also all the big builds use ARP ones anyway.
Heh my evo8 begs to differ :P But yea, you'll be fine with standard arps, just curious!
Murlo26
08-05-2010, 09:02 AM
Heh my evo8 begs to differ :P But yea, you'll be fine with standard arps, just curious!
Touche :)
I guess we will see, I think i'll be alright.
I do plan to run as much boost as humanly possible on the black though :) 40 sounds very fun.
Shane said we will have to wait and see how knock is going and if the ignition system can keep up. Might have to go to E98...but that would be on my alt map for like the track or something.
mlomker
08-05-2010, 09:07 AM
The stock X can take over 30, which wasn't true of the VIII. We've all heard of 35r guys running 40 on stock ignition so I suspect it'll work.
Hopefully the new motor doesn't have that phantom knock issue your stock one did.
scheides
08-05-2010, 09:12 AM
The stock X can take over 30, which wasn't true of the VIII. We've all heard of 35r guys running 40 on stock ignition so I suspect it'll work.
Hopefully the new motor doesn't have that phantom knock issue your stock one did.
Also untrue :) Gap the plugs down and stock evo8-9 ignition (or are we talking headstuds? that works too!) can handle some pretty big boost. Is it the best/safest setup? Probably not, but I've seen it done!
Not trying to call you guys on every detail, but evoX is not so amazingly different/better than the evo8/9 or 1G/2G DSMs as most evoX owners depict.
Murlo26
08-05-2010, 09:18 AM
I spoke to Shane/Danny and Michael at ETS and they all said the Evo heads in general didn't really have the lifting head problems the DSM's did...I am not saying the Evo X is better than the 8/9's at that but for sure the DSM's.
Also, AFAIK, the stock X has COP, the 8/9's don't so I guess I assumed it was better I could be wrong...
But Shane said high boost on E85 requires some pretty crazy ignition, he said it won't necessarily break up but boost might go up and power won't he said.
No one on the X has done super high HP on E85 aside from Gates. I wonder if he is on the stock ignition still. He has slowly gotten rid of most stock stuff.
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